SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake left Saturday's game against the Giants in the first inning with lower back spasms, but he was feeling better by the time he left Scottsdale Stadium.

The 37-year-old Blake, off to a slow start this spring, put down a sacrifice bunt as the second batter of the game and felt his lower back cramp up when he stopped past the first-base bag.

"It's been a little tight this week, and I've been managing it the last several days," said Blake. "It's the same thing I had in the middle of last season."